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CS 106Computing Fundamentals II

Chapter 6“How To Zip & Unzip Files”

Herbert G. Mayer, PSU CSHerbert G. Mayer, PSU CSstatus 6/17/2013status 6/17/2013

Initial content copied verbatim fromInitial content copied verbatim fromCS 106 material developed byCS 106 material developed by

CS professors: Cynthia Brown & Robert MartinCS professors: Cynthia Brown & Robert Martin

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Syllabus ZippingZipping Right ClickRight Click UnzippingUnzipping

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Zipping• Purpose of zipping is to make a folder look like a Purpose of zipping is to make a folder look like a

single file so it is easier to email or uploadsingle file so it is easier to email or upload

• No need to zip a single document if you want to No need to zip a single document if you want to upload itupload it

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Right Click Folder to be Zipped

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From Send To Menu, select Zipped Folder

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This Produces Zipped File

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Upload Zipped File• Go to the appropriate dropbox in D2L (from the tools Go to the appropriate dropbox in D2L (from the tools

menu on the lower right of the screen)menu on the lower right of the screen)

• Browse for your file, and select it, D2L will upload itBrowse for your file, and select it, D2L will upload it

• Never try to open a zipped file…you always want to Never try to open a zipped file…you always want to extract the contents and create a normal folder firstextract the contents and create a normal folder first

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Unzipping• Just right click the zipped file and choose Extract All Just right click the zipped file and choose Extract All

from the menufrom the menu

• Follow the 2-3 steps till finished and you will then Follow the 2-3 steps till finished and you will then have a file you can use.have a file you can use.

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Right click the zipped file…

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Click the Extract Button…

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Note For some reason zipping and then unzipping puts an For some reason zipping and then unzipping puts an

extra “wrapper” on the file… a file of the same name. extra “wrapper” on the file… a file of the same name. You can just take the file out of the extra wrapper if You can just take the file out of the extra wrapper if you want to.you want to.